“Unlike the American strikes, which targeted the Houthis, Israel has been demolishing critical civilian facilities. While the US raids destroyed Houthi arsenals, missile launchers and drones, Israel has bombed ports, power stations and cement factories,” Mussed told Middle East Eye.

The Houthis' use of cluster munitions in a ballistic missile attack was confirmed by the IDF on Sunday. It now appears that a Houthi ballistic missile launched against Israel on Friday contained cluster munitions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen following Israeli airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.

The Houthis are looking for a new way to infiltrate Israeli airspace. In this episode, they launched a missile designed to disperse cluster weapons. Only one cluster submunition of the Houthi missile reached the ground and exploded. Israeli Arrow 2 and Arrow 3 defences did not activate to stop it. This has certainly increased Israel's concern.

The IDF put its failure to shoot down the missile down to some other still unidentified human or technical failure. An investigation by the Israel Air Force on Sunday found that the ballistic missile launched by the Houthis on Friday night contained cluster munitions,

Several Israelis were injured after a major Houthi missile strike targeted central Israel, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Air raid sirens blared across the region as Israel’s Iron Dome failed to intercept all projectiles,

A ballistic missile launched by the Houthis in Yemen at Israel a short while ago apparently broke up in the air during its descent, according to initial IDF assessments. The Israe

The drone triggered sirens in Bnei Netzarim, Neveh, Talmei Yosef, and Dekel. The IDF intercepted a Houthi drone that triggered sirens along Israel's border with Egypt on Friday, the military said, after making several attempts.